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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please excuse duplicate emails…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="117" height="115" style="width:1.2175in;height:1.199in" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7ECDF.849E2DA0" align="left" hspace="12" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The
State Library of Ohio recently announced an invitation to libraries to apply for a collection development grant to purchase books by Ohio authors and books recognized by Ohio-based book award programs. The Celebrating Ohio Book Awards & Authors (COBAA) LSTA
grant program is a unique opportunity to enrich library collections with books having an Ohio connection. The maximum grant award is $2,000 per eligible institution.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
COBAA grant proposals must be submitted via the State Library website by midnight,
<b>January 12*, 2022</b>. <b>Using the online grant application process is required. </b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#006666">An instructional video detailing the application process, including the new Book Selection Tool, is now available on our website at
<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/lsta-grants/cobaa-grant/?utm_source=list-oplin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cobba-grant-2021">
<span style="color:#006666">https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/lsta-grants/cobaa-grant</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">/.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">“The State Library of Ohio is thrilled to be able to offer the COBAA LSTA grant again this year,” expressed Evan T. Struble, Associate State Librarian for Library Development.
“Supporting Ohio’s libraries as they bolster their collections, while also spotlighting the high caliber of talented authors and illustrators with an Ohio connection—all while requiring no local match funds—is the epitome of a ‘win-win-win' situation for Ohio’s
libraries.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The 2022 COBAA Book List</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">is
a listing of over 1,880 eligible books including those nominated and awarded the
<span style="color:#006666"><a href="http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-awards/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006666">Ohioana Book Awards</span></a>,
<a href="http://www.bcbookaward.info/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006666">Buckeye Children's and Teen Book Award</span></a>,
<a href="http://olc.org/about-us/divisions/teen-services-division/james-cook-book-award/" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006666">James Cook Book Award</span></a>, <a href="http://daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006666">Dayton Literary Peace Prize</span></a>, <a href="http://www.anisfield-wolf.org/" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006666">The Anisfield-Wolf Award</span></a>, <a href="http://www.thurberhouse.org/thurber-prize-for-american-humor" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006666">Thurber Prize for American Humor</span></a>, and <a href="https://cpl.org/aboutthelibrary/subjectscollections/youth-services/kids/norman-a-sugarman-childrens-biography-award/" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006666">Norman A. Sugarman Children's Biography Award</span></a></span>. Also included are all
<span style="color:#006666"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/ctro" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006666">Choose to Read Ohio</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
and <span style="color:#006666"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/ctro/floyds-pick/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006666">Floyd’s Pick</span></a></span> selections to date. The awarded federal funds
must be used to purchase copies of the selected title(s). <b>New this year is an online Book Selection Tool! This tool includes the full list of eligible books. Users browse the list, and the tool generates a printable list of intended purchases; this list
must be included/attached with the online application. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Click<b>
</b><span style="color:#006666"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/lsta-grants/cobaa-grant/?utm_source=list-oplin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cobba-grant-2021"><span style="color:#006666">here</span></a></span> for more Information,
materials, and application [<span style="color:#006666"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/lsta-grants/cobaa-grant/?utm_source=list-oplin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cobba-grant-2021"><span style="color:#006666">https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/lsta-grants/cobaa-grant/</span></a>].</span><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Questions may be addressed to Cindy Boyden, LSTA Coordinator via
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#006666"><a href="mailto:LSTA@library.ohio.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006666">LSTA@library.ohio.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
or 614-644-6863. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">*<i>The application is due January 12, 2020. A prior announcement included an incorrect application due date.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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